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India men's national rugby sevens team

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India Men's Sevens Team
UnionRugby India
Coach(es)Waisale Serevi[1]
Captain(s)Mohit Khatri

The India men's national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. India has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana.[3]

Squad

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Tournament history

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Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

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Year Cup Plate Bowl
1999  South Korea  Malaysia  India
2000  Chinese Taipei  Japan  Thailand
2001  Chinese Taipei  Denmark  Czech Republic
2002  Portugal  South Korea  Hong Kong
2003  Kenya  Sri Lanka Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
2004  Japan  Sri Lanka  Kazakhstan
2005  Japan  Sri Lanka Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
2006  South Korea  Thailand  Malaysia
2007  Hong Kong  China  India
2008  Malaysia  Kazakhstan  Singapore

Commonwealth Games

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As the host nation, India received automatic qualification into the Sevens tournament. They were placed in Group B along with giants of the game South Africa, Wales and Tonga.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby India appoints Waisale Serevi as head coach for men's and women's team".
  2. ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |". Cwgdelhi2010.org. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Scotland to India: the spread of Sevens". June 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Aussies to face England in sevens". Abc.net.au. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "RubaiSport". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.